| The company |
The Guado al Melo winery is located in the hills along the coast of Tuscany,  in the heart of the Bolgheri DOC zone.
The efforts of winegrower Michele Scienza and his family provide the winery’s direction.
With generations of rich viticultural experience, they manage their wine estate in accord with the principles of sustainable and natural agriculture, and their wines are made with sound respect for tradition, avoiding the additives and manipulation that can harm the natural qualities of the grapes.
By sponsoring cultural projects we strive to help others to appreciate the millennia-old history of the vine and wine. Nor do we neglect the future, since we maintain close working relationships with researchers and with universities, committed as we are to keep abreast of every new development that will help us adopt agricultural practices that are ever more sustainable.
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| People |
Attilio Scienza: Co-owner with his son Michele, he teaches viticulture at the Università di Milano and is a respected expert in the historical and cultural aspects of the grapevine and wine.  He also served as Director of the Istituto di San Michele all’Adige. Together with his wife Caterina, he managed the family’s previous winery in Trentino and facilitated the transition to the new wine operation at Guado al Melo.
Michele Scienza: Co-owner with his father, he is personally involved in every aspect of Guado al Melo, from vineyard management through to winemaking, and marketing and sales. His professional training was in wine science and biology, and he debuted with his management of the 1990 vintage, although he has been immersed in the world of wine since birth.
Annalisa Motta: As wife and collaborator with Michele, she divides her attention between wine responsibilities and care of the children. With a career as a doctor in molecular genetics research, she shifted to her present activities through work in a wine analytical laboratory and a Masters degree in sensory analysis.
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 Vineyard management philosophy: sustainable agriculture.
In our management practices both in the vineyard and in the cellar, we are always guided by criteria reflecting responsibility towards both the environment and human health.
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 Winemaking philosophy: high-quality but natural wines.
In the winemaking cellar we reject the use of any additives or of physio-chemical procedures that could change the natural characteristics of the grapes.
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| The Territory |
The Land: The Tuscan North Maremma
In the past the Maremma was marshy and malaria-infested. After the great reclamation of 1700 it became a mediterranean garden  dominated by olive trees, vines and maritime pines and cypresses. It is a countryside of strong contrasts, harsh and sunny in summer, laborious grape harvesting in autumn, mild winters often accompanied by strong winds, green and lush in spring. The ancient villages aren’t on the plain near the sea, the old marsh, but protected in the heights of the hills. The woods are wild and stretch a long way: they give a feeling of something preserved and pure
DOC Bolgheri. DOC Bolgheri extends from the Municipality of Castagneto Carducci (LI) along the Tyrrhene Coast, in the countryside between the hills and the sea, in territory rich in history and traditions. The cultivation of vines and olives has characterized this landscape since time immemorial, thanks to a particularly favourable climate and terrain. The production of Bolgheri wine gained a certain notoriety in Italy and in the world in the 1960s and 70s with the discovery of the tendency of this territory to produce wines of great quality, from the typical Sangiovese to other vines like Cabernet and Merlot.
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